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I checked it out. A lot of good information on the Truma products but very little real world reviews. Same with the rest of the internet searches I’ve done. I probably should stop calling it a heater because that brings up a lot of water heater threads. I’m very happy with my tank water...

Does anyone have any experience with the new Truma heaters FWC is now offering? If so, it would be great to know how well they work. Ron

Sounds like a great plan. Just checking back with you because I found my tracks from Gaia that shows 202 miles from trail beginning south of St. George to Whitmore point back out over Trumble to Tuweep Cg and out to Pipe Springs. There’s a good hike up Mt. Trumble (even after the fire). I think...

From the Ranch down to the point is no big deal for a capable high clearance rig. When I had my F150 along with a group of friends in 1/2 ton pickups with FWC’s we have had no problems with the last leg from the Ranch down to the point and back. Yes, we all have E rated tires and reasonable...

Door jam sticker would at least eliminate one item of speculation. The other is the weight of the fully loaded camper, people and anything else in the cab. 5000 lbs for dry weight, but a lot of stuff could be loaded into that big camper and that crew cab ramping up the weight big time. Btw...

Very helpful! I had the exact thing happen to me. During a short trip to the mountains from sea level last summer, I could not get the rotopax out of the AT holder. When I got home I had to pry it out. I called AT and they were great and sent me a new can and instructed me on the venting. I’m...

Great post! This is good information even for those of us who have been down there. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Ron

If I understand the part and question correctly, I would just replace it. In fact I had the same issue and purchased this replacement: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113XZIGI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ron

The short answer: I agree with Craig and recommend it if your heading into rattlesnake country with your dog. Especially a curious dog. To me it’s peace of mind. Plus my wife has always made it clear that if I take the dog with me and something happens to the dog “don’t bother coming back”...

I’m interested as well hearing what others do because I’m never that sure if how I do it is the best way. I always empty the tank on the last day of camping while headed home. Then I park on a slope at home and leave the drain valve open until no more water is draining out. But I’m not...

Ron: thanks for that. Good info!

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. Yep. The question is “what’s the difference”? I still don’t get what it is other than a permanent mount does not use the shackles. Being a guy who wears both a belt and suspenders, I also use lock nuts as well as zip ties on each of my factory shackles. I’m...

I’m thinking about permanently mounting my 2015 slide in Grandby to my new 2022 F-350. I rarely take the camper off. I think I’ve only done it 5 times in the last 7 years. I’d really appreciate some help from folks who have done the permanent mount on their FWCs. I will most likely have FWC...

of course. Thank you!

I’m going out on a limb here with what I hope is not a stupid question: what is “Vid” crap?

You might want to take a look at iOverlander. If you don’t have it you can download it. It shows quite a few dispersed camping area both to the SE and S of Kingman off of Hwy 40. Hope you get some responses from folks that have actually camped in the area. I have not. Ron

Gotcha! I’ve sent you a PM. Ron

Two things have always drove me nuts. First was all the devices sitting on the counter getting charged. The iPhone, iPad and the Kindle not even mentioning the wife’s devices. Just a mess and constantly in the way. The other was a place for the things in my pockets at the end of the day. Wallet...

Thanks Vic. Renting is a good idea but I did more research last night and Amazon does have them for much less than a hundred. But now that I’ve researched it more, it looks like it may be quite a job to get in there and replace that valve. There’s not much room to work with such a big tool. I...

So we are getting ready to head out for a few weeks and while sanitizing the water system I find a small leak in the hot water drain valve. The is the horizontal valve under the water pump (at least on my Grandby). I know the hose clamp on the right side of the valve but what the heck is the...

Kevin: Great minds think alike. I had the airbags for quite awhile but always concerned about failure while out in the middle of nowhere on rough terrain. I finally added more leaf springs. My camper is on full time as well. The beefed up springs really work well. I’m very happy I got them...

Sorry I’m a little late to the party but thought it still may be helpful. I have an F150 and the Firestone airbags attach to the side of the frame. The two bolts that attach the bracket to the frame via the “frame hole bracket” (nuts?) apparently came loose and the entire bracket came off the...

I’ve never had a problem with customer service of FWC in Woodland. In fact couple of weeks ago I had a question and Stan called me back within a work day or so and took the time to fully answer my question. What I usually do is call and leave a quick voice mail with the issue and then let them...

Thanks so much for a great report! Last November we did some of the same trails that you did in part 2. One was Smokey Mountain Road but from Lefthand Collet Canyon. Those routes take some serious concentration in rigs like ours so your report gave me a new found appreciation for the route as...

I have a 2013 F150 FWD 3.5 ecoboost super cab with an 8 foot bed and a front dinette Grandby that’s got almost all the options. I have air bags, beefed up rear spring packs and e rated tires. I guess I could say I get 21 mpg, which would be somewhat true. But you probably want the full story...